What kind of impact do you want your investments to have in the world? In this week's episode, Dr. DelRae Messer sits down with Janine Firpo, an accomplished speaker, author, and entrepreneur, with a long history of working at the intersection of women and their money.
From the early years of Apple Computer to senior positions with Hewlett-Packard, the World Bank, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Janine has been in front of audiences – large and small – and as diverse as groups of impoverished women in India and Africa to corporate leaders, heads of state and other dignitaries. In 2017 Janine left a successful 35-year career in technology and international development to focus on how women can create a more just and equitable society through their financial investments.
Her book, Activate Your Money: Invest to Grow Your Wealth and Build a Better World, was published by Wiley in May 2021. Later that year, she joined forces with Ellen Remmer to co-found Invest for Better, a nonprofit that is catalyzing a movement in which millions of professional women are educated, enabled, and empowered to activate the power of their money for themselves and for the world.
Janine walks her talk. She is taking action to move all her own assets into investments she feels good about and is watching them grow with market-rate returns. She is also a lead investor in Next Wave Impact, a venture fund designed to help more women become angel investors. And, Janine chairs the board of Zebras Unite, an organization that is developing the capital structures, community, and culture that many female-led start-up businesses need to thrive.
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Activate Your Money: Invest to Grow Your Wealth and Build a Better World by Janine Firpo
Invest for Better Youtube Channel
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